Széchenyi Chain Bridge
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The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a historic bridge in Budapest, Hungary, and was the first permanent crossing over the Danube River in the city. Designed by English engineer William Clark and constructed under the direction of British civil engineer Adam Clark, it connects the Buda and Pest sides of Budapest. Construction began in the 1840s, and the bridge was named for Istvån Széchenyi, a 19th-century Hungarian reformer who championed improved communication for economic development. Adam Clark is also credited with saving the bridge from destruction during the 1849 revolution and later designed the Buda Tunnel at the bridgehead. The square at the Buda bridgehead is named in his honor and serves as the origin point for Hungary's road network.12
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